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Joseph M. Fox Publications
Publications from Delaware (as
of September 2008)
37)
Blackman, M. L.; Royzen, M.; Fox, J. M. "The Tetrazine Ligation:
Fast Bioconjugation based on Inverse-electron-demand Diels-Alder
Reactivity" ASAP

36) Fisher, L. A.; Fox, J. M. "Studies on the Stability of
Cycloprop-2-ene Carboxylate Dianions and Reactions with Electrophiles"
J. Org. Chem. accepted

35) Tarwade,
V.; Dmitrenko, O.; Bach, R. D.; Fox, J. M. "The Curtius
Rearrangement of Cyclopropyl- and Cyclopropenoyl Azides. A Combined
Theoretical and Experimental Mechanistic Study" J. Org. Chem. accepted

34)
Pallerla,
M. K.; Yap, G. P. A.; Fox, J. M. “Co-complexes Derived
from Alkene Insertion to Alkyne-dicobaltpentacarbonyl complexes:
Insight into the Regioselectivity of Pauson-Khand Reactions of
Cyclopropenes” J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 6137-6141

33) Panne,
P.; DeAngelis, A.; Fox, J. M. “Rh-Catalyzed Intermolecular
Cyclopropanation with α-Alkyl-α-diazoesters: Catalyst-Dependent Chemo-
and Diastereoselectivity” Org Lett. 2008, ASAP
32) Yan,
N.; Liu, X.; Pallerla, M.; Fox, J. M. “ Synthesis of Stable
Derivatives of Cycloprop-2-ene Carboxylic Acid” J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73,
4283-4286.

31) Royzen,
M.; Yap, G. P. A.; Fox, J. M. “A Photochemical Synthesis of
Functionalized trans-Cyclooctenes Driven by Metal Complexation” J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 3760–3761.

30) DeAngelis,
A.; Panne, P.; Yap, G. P. A.; Fox, J. M. “Rh-Catalyzed
Formation of Dioxolanes from α-Alkyl Diazoesters: Diastereoselective
Cycloadditions of Carbonyl Ylides with Selectivity over β-Hydride
Elimination” J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 1435-1439.

29) Yan,
N.; Liu, X.; Fox, J. M. “Facially Selective and Regioselective
Carbometalation of Cyclopropenes by Aryl Grignard Reagents” J. Org.
Chem. 2008, 73, 563-568.

28) Pallerla,
M. K.; Fox, J. M. “Enantioselective Synthesis of
(–)-Pentalenene” Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 5625-5628.

27) Dong,
Z.; Yap, G. P. A.; Fox, J. M. “trans-Cyclohexane-1,2-diamine
Is a Weak Director of Absolute Helicity in Chiral Nickel-Salen
Complexes” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 11850-11853.

26) Panne,
P.; Fox, J. M. “Rh-catalyzed Intermolecular Reactions of
Alkynes with α-Diazoesters that Possess β-hydrogens: Ligand-based
Control over Divergent Pathways” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 22-23.

25)
Dong,
Z.; Liu, X.; Yap, G. P. A.; Fox, J. M. “Two-Dimensional
Scaffolds for the Parallel Alignment of Rod-Shaped Conjugated
Molecules” J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 617-625.

24) Dong,
Z.; Karpowicz, R. J. Jr.; Bai, S.; Yap, G. P. A.; Fox, J. M.
“Control of Absolute Helicity in Single-Stranded Abiotic
Metallofoldamers” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128,14242-14243.

23) Zhang,
F.; Fox, J. M. “Synthesis of Cyclopropene α-Amino Acids by
Enantioselective Desymmetrization” Organic Letters, 2006, 8, 2965-2968.

22) Liu,
X.; Fox, J. M. “Enantioselective, Facially Selective
Carbomagnesation of Cyclopropenes” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128,
5600-5601.

21) Yang,
Z.; Xie, X.; Fox, J. M. “Diastereoselective Synthesis of
Methylenecyclopropanes from Chiral Cyclopropene Derivatives” Angew.
Chem. Int. Edit. 2006, 45, 3960-3962.

20) Pallerla,
M. K.; Fox, J. M. “Diastereoselective Intermolecular
Pauson Khand Reactions of Chiral Cyclopropenes” Organic Letters, 2005,
7, 3593-3596.

19) Zhang,
F.; Bai, S.; Yap, G. P. A.; Tarwade, V.; Fox, J. M. “Abiotic
Metallofoldamers as Electrochemically Responsive Molecules” J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 10590-10599.

18) Fox, J. M.; Yan, N. “Metal
Mediated and Catalyzed Nucleophilic
Additions to Cyclopropenes” Current Organic Chemistry 2005, 9,
719-732. (Invited Contribution).

17)
Liao, L.-a.; Yan, N.; Fox, J. M. “The Dianion Approach to Chiral
Cyclopropene Carboxylic Acids” Organic Letters 2004, 6, 4937-4939.
addition/correction: OL 2008, 10,
3931

16)
Fox, J. M.; Dmintrenko, O.; Liao, L.-a.; Bach. R.
D. “Computational Studies of Nucleophilic Substitution at Carbonyl
Carbon: Applications to Organic Synthesis” J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69,
7317-7328.

15)
Stone, M. T.; Fox, J. M.; Moore, J. S. “A
Helicene-Containing Foldamer Displaying Highly Solvent Dependent CD
Spectra” Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 3317-3320.

14) Liao,
L.-a.; Zhang. F.; Dmintrenko, O.; Bach, R.
D.; Fox, J. M. “A Reactivity/Affinity Switch for Parallel Kinetic
Resolution: α-Amino Acid
Quasienantiomers and the Resolution of
Cyclopropene Carboxylic Acids” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 4490-4491.

13) Liao,
L.-a.; Zhang, F.; Yan, N.; Golen, J. A.;
Fox, J. M. “An Efficient and General Method for Resolving Cyclopropene
Carboxylic Acids” Tetrahedron 2004, 1803-1816.

12) Liao,
L.-a.; Fox, J. M. "A Copper-catalyzed
Method for the Facially Selective Addition of Grignard Reagents to
Cyclopropenes" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 14322–14323.

Publications from Postdoctoral Research
11) Kaye, S. (undergraduate mentored by Fox); Fox, J.
M.; Hicks, F. A.; Buchwald, S. L. "The Use of Catalytic Amounts of CuCl
and Other Improvements in the Benzyne Route to Biphenyl-Based Ligands"
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2001, 343, 789.
10) Chieffi, A.; Kamikawa, K.; Åhman, J.; Fox,
J. M. "Catalytic Asymmetric Vinylation of Ketone Enolates" Org. Lett.
2001, 3, 1897-1900.
9) Tomori, H.; Fox, J. M.; Buchwald, S. L. "An
Improved Synthesis of Functionalized Biphenyl-Based Phosphine Ligands"
J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 5334.
8) Fox, J. M.; Huang, X.; Chieffi, A.; Buchwald, S.
L. "Highly Active and Selective Catalysts for the Formation of
α-Aryl Ketones" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 1360.
7) Buchwald, S. L.; Fox, J. M. "Recent Progress in the Suzuki
Reactions of Aryl Chlorides" Strem Chemiker 2000 Vol. XVIII No. 1.
Publications from Graduate Studies
6) Fox, J. M.; Katz, T. J.; Van Elschocht, S.;
Verbiest, T.; Kauranen, M.; Persoons, A.; Thongpanchang, T.; Krauss,
T.; Brus, L. "Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Nonlinear Optical
Properties of Conjugated Helical Metal Phthalocyanine Derivatives" J.
Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 3454.
5) Fox, J. M.; Katz, T. J. "Conversion of a
[6]Helicene into an [8]Helicene and a Helical 1,10-Phenanthroline
Ligand" J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 302.
4) Fox, J. M.; Goldberg, N. R. (undergraduate mentored by Fox);
Katz, T. J. "Efficient Synthesis of Functionalized [7]Helicenes" J.
Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 7456.
3) Fox, J. M.; Lin, D. (undergraduate mentored by
Fox); Itagaki, Y.; Fujita, T. "Synthesis of Conjugated Helical
Acetylene-Bridged Polymers and Cyclophanes" J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63,
2031.
2) Katz, T. J.; Liu, L.; Willmore, N. D.; Fox, J. M.;
Rheingold, A. L.; Shi, S.; Nuckolls, C.; Rickman, B. H. "An Efficient
Synthesis of Functionalized Helicenes" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119,
10054.
Publication from Undergraduate Studies
1) Fox, J. M.; Scacheri Gillen, J. E.; Jones, K. J.
L.; Jones, M., Jr.; Shevlin, P. B.; Armstrong, B.; Sztyrbicka, R. "The
Phenylcarbene Rearrangement as a Source of Real Carbenes" Tetrahedron
Lett. 1992, 33, 5021.